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TML? More like FML, amirite? Yet Another Off Season Thread

Those chicken sandwhiches in Nashville are crazy good. Anywhere. I also had an odd 'Chicken Fried Chicken" dish there. OMG. Orgasm.
 
If you decide to go the trade route for a goalie the 1st is the obvious trade bait. But if that's the direction you take you better be sure. If they go with Varly-Jack for a combined 8.5-9m next year does anyone complain? Me personally, I'd be skeptical and concerned especially if they trade the 1st for Varlamov, but I'm always skeptical with goaltending. I also don't trust Isles goalie stats. He was wildly inconsistent with the Avs. But... At least they'd have a real, legit platoon. That has to be a big upgrade on Jack-Pete.
 
Based on their past goaltending moves I assume they are going to trade for some backup with good stats like Campbell/Mrazak.

Or maybe trade Kerfoot for Dreigder. Something underwhelming like that.
 
I've seen Stolarz suggested and to me that kinda makes sense - with the caveat I admit I have no idea how to project future performance of goaltenders.
 
I think this is the year they veer from their prior methods on goaltending. Don't think they'll be too aggressive elsewhere on the roster but I have a feeling they might go big-ish game hunting on goaltending. A slightly retained John Gibson might be another, ballsier option. Can't take on that full contract though. If you get him at a good AAV, he could be an option as a platoon guy with Jack or whoever. He has shown in the past that he has Vas-like superstar/heater abilities. It has been awhile though and idk what's up with him or whether it has been injuries or chronic issues that has held him back since.
 
leafman101 said:
I would say that Gibson would be a terrible move because he costs a lot in a trade, and cap, and has been awful the last 3 years.

So that probably means he'll have a great year.
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Basically yeah. he'll win the Vezina. And if he costs a lot in a trade then hell no. I assumed he would be a pure cap dump with retention at this stage of his career.
 
They should definitely do the opposite of what we would want. The obvious move is to throw money at Kuemper or Husso.

So they should either trade for Gibson or Georgiev. Maybe sign Koskinen.
 
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Elite Center: Matthews 6.9
Elite Winger: Marner 5.7
Elite Dman: Rielly 2.8
Elite Goalie ??? (Jack -1.2)

Top Line Center: Tavares 3.1
Top Line Wingers: Nylander 2.4/Mikheyev 2.5
No 1 Dman: Brodie 1.6

Top 6 Forwards: Kerfoot 2.1/Kase 1.1/Engvall 1.1
Top Pair Dman: Lilly 3.1/Gio 1.5/Holl 1.7/Sandin ??
 
I find this sudden reversal on Rielly around here fascinating. even zeke(?!) I've never been a fan as you guys know, but I'm curious to know what turned it.
 
Volcanologist said:
I find this sudden reversal on Rielly around here fascinating. even zeke(?!) I've never been a fan as you guys know, but I'm curious to know what turned it.
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I've always had a love-hate thing with him. He brings value and is a huge, huge net positive, but the dude is a liability at times. I don't know if 7.5m dollars makes sense for a guy that you can't trust in certain situations. They had him on the third pair in the playoffs this year, while getting spot duty in offensive situations and he was still often exposed. Do you really want to spend 7.5 on a guy that you need to hide? I think you can find a guy that does that for cheaper... Definitely not as well (he's a fucking phenomenal offensive driver), but I'd prefer a top 4 that is more well-rounded in a perfect world.

You'd still need to replace him though. They'd be very weak offensively back there if you unload him. And he has a full NMC so it ain't happening anyway.
 
I get the argument he has flaws but if you keep putting him with Hainseys, Cecis, and Lyubushkins aren't you actually totally watering down the guy's value and guaranteeing you have to hide him?
 
Thing is his xga with Brodie (getting secondary matchups) was pretty shit too. So you put him with a Brodie as a babysitter and waste away the opportunity of putting together a legit shutdown pair or you put him with a shitty third pair D and shelter him to shit while getting him offensive looks/ozone starts with other d throughout the game. I think I prefer the latter because Muzz-Brodie was the most stable, solid shutdown pair I've seen on this team... Maybe since the 90s.
 
Rielly sucks defensively, but elite offense is elite offense. Don't forget that those cup winning elite dmen include guys like Carlson, Keith and Pietrangalo. He's no prime Hedman or Letang. Defintetly not Chara, Doughty, Nieds/Pronger, Lidstrom.

But you could do worse.
 
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